Consequences of premature progesterone elevation on the outcome of in vitro fertilization: Insights into a controversy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 799-805

  Fanchin, Renato ^a   Ferreira, Alexandre Lima ^a   Righini, Claudia ^a   De Ziegler, Dominique ^a   Olivennes, François ^a   Frydman, René ^a  

^a Hop Antoine Béclère ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; In vitro fertilization; Premature luteinization; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENANTHONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0342617517     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00337-3     Document Type: Article

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